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Where does “depressionless” come from?

depressionless (English) comes from English depression, from Latin depressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

depressionless (English): Without a depression; Without areas of undefined...

Definitions

  1. Without a depression; Without areas of undefined...

Ancestry of “depressionless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepressionIn psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind...
2Latindepressioa pressing down, a sinking down, a depression;...
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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